Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 2 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS General Essentials · 2026-11-11

IELTS Writing Task 2 question

In many countries, people do not recycle their rubbish as much as they could.

Why do you think this is?

What can be done to change this?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Student answer (Band 5.5)

We are living in global village which demands neat and clean society. Recycling is very important process in the devolpement of any country's ecomomy. In some countries individuals do not reuse their waste as they could be. For instance, individuals of our country could not recycle thier rubbish in many cities of pakistan, which cause air pollution.

Althought, I believe this is not a good act from such a educated society. Mostly, people are poor in our country and need helping hands for thier servivial, when they do not recycle thier garbage they become ill and do not have money for their treatment. For example, in backwords areas of sindh and kpk people live below average life and they are uneducated also at that place education related to rubbish recycle is important due to illness issues. As alot of garbage is damp in one place in many cities of our countries that causes many viral dieases like malaria , typhoid , TB , chicken pox and fever which is a big issue need to be solved.

Furthermore, many things needs to be changed to avoid these types of issues in coming future. Government make some recycle center in the city. Add baskets on every corner of the city and labled it with information "Use me" for garbage and that rubbish should recycled by goverment to reduce the risk of disease. Create a team which collect rubbish from different point of city and send it to recycling point on daily basis. Educate people about the recyling process and tell them advantages of recycling.

In conculsion, recycling of rubbish is very important to devolpe a wonderful country. One should take steps to recycle rubbish of thier own waste nearby house. Then one day we have diseases free community and everyone respire in fresh air and live healthy life

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You address both parts of the question: you suggest that limited education and poverty contribute to poor recycling, and you propose collection points, recycling centres, regular rubbish collection and public education. The examples about cities in Pakistan and less-developed areas help make the response relevant. However, the explanation of why people recycle less is not always clear: poverty is mentioned, but the link between it and recycling behaviour needs to be explained more directly. The discussion also shifts towards the health effects of unmanaged rubbish, rather than consistently explaining why recycling is neglected. Develop each cause with a clear explanation and a specific example, and clarify how each proposed measure would increase recycling.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, a paragraph discussing the problem, a paragraph proposing measures, and a conclusion. Linking expressions such as “Furthermore” and “In conclusion” help signal these stages, and the suggestions in the third paragraph are generally easy to follow. However, some connections between ideas are abrupt or unclear. For example, the move from poverty to illness does not fully explain why people fail to recycle, and the list of diseases interrupts the development of that point. Some transitions, including “Although,” do not clearly express the relationship intended. Use topic sentences that state each paragraph’s main point, then connect examples and explanations explicitly rather than relying mainly on linking words.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “recycle,” “rubbish,” “garbage,” “air pollution,” “recycling process” and “advantages.” This gives you enough language to communicate the main subject and propose practical actions. However, the range is limited and several word-choice, collocation and spelling problems make parts less clear or natural. Examples include “global village,” “recycle their waste as they could be,” “damp” for rubbish being dumped, and “respire in fresh air.” There are also repeated forms such as “recycle” and “rubbish,” alongside misspellings such as “devolpement” and “dieases.” Build a wider set of accurate environmental phrases and check spelling and collocations carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including clauses beginning with “when” and “which,” and the overall meaning is usually recoverable. However, the range of structures is limited, and errors occur frequently enough to make some sentences difficult to follow. For example, “Recycling is very important process” is missing an article, while “many things needs to be changed” has subject–verb disagreement. In “Government make some recycle center,” the verb form and sentence structure are also faulty. Some long sentences join several ideas without clear punctuation, particularly the sentence listing diseases. Practise accurate subject–verb agreement, articles and verb forms, and divide long explanations into shorter, complete sentences.

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